Combination kit



April 2, 1935. L. J. RODGERS COMBINATION KIT Original Filed Dec. 27, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet -2 3noentor IIIIIIIII IIFIIIIIII'IIIIIIIIIIIIIII attorney the folded front lies against these two corner wings to close the comers and tobe braced by the wings.

In the form of the invention showniparticua larly in Figure 2 the bottom of the boxis exposed, andunder these conditions I make use of an anti-slipping strip of felt, fabric, or other suitable material, as M. This strip is cemented or otherwise secured against the outer face of the bottom, 1 of the box, and it is designed toco-act with the upholstery ofthe automobile seat to prevent sliping of the kit 'whenit isusedas an arm, rest. -Thus the frictional contact between ,the anti-slipping strip and the top of .the seat or upholsteredv cushion, ofthe automobile prevents theikit from slipping out of place. In this connection it will be understood that thekit of Figure 2 may be used by a passenger, or'bythe driver of an automobile, as an armrest, thekit being placed in po'sitionon the topf'of the autovmobile seat, ateither side of the person, and extending lengthwise longitudinally of the automobile. 1* f For convenience in storing commodities, as

'toilet'articles, small tools, instruments, original packages for convenience and sanitation, and other emergency and auxiliary articles, and also for the purpose of reinforcing the interior structure of the kit, Iprovide a numberof removable and separate trays or shelves as [5. These shelvesor trays conform to the interior size and shapeofthe box," andrthey'areadapted to receive and support the various enumerated arti- For this purpose Iutilizeisnap bands, or bandsof rubberas-"Hi; which are snapped around theshelf'orftray and the articles on the shelf, as indicated in Figures 3 and'5 These bands may be the usual rubber cles, ,as well as other articles.

bandsyelastic tapes or loops, or. other suitable material may be employed to snap around the shelf and article; The', shelves areeasily removed from] the boxand they may be handed from one person to; another with, convenience. andwithout displacement or loss of the'articles' from the shelf, L

I may also employ a box as IT Figure B a that fits snugly in the inner section of the kit, and a this box may bea lunchbox, thermos bottle container, or.,other receptacle that may because of convenience 'or necessity. make-up ofthe'kit. The shelves and the box H, or a number of shelves omittingthe box. l1, may be stored within the inner section of the .be required in the kit asjindicated in Figure 3, and when the front of the kit is opened bypulling outithe front wall 3, .the various articles making up the contentsof the box arein full view and the'desired'artlcle The "box orinner section of the kit is encased 7 within-a flexible cover which may befashioned of suitable material, and v,isquickly detachable from the boxin order togain access to the latin Figure'2 is preferably ping strip [4 on the bottom of the box may frictionally engage the upholstery of the automobile-seat when the kitis being employed as up, in order "that the front wall '3'of the box may be turned down and the box opened, as in Figure 3; The bag or cover l8 may be provided with exterior pockets as 2| and 22 in which various articles may be conveniently carried.

Within the top portion of the cover I provide a cushion 23,'which as indicated at 24 in Figure 7 may be cemented to the inner side of the top portion ofthe cover, or other means may be used for securing the cushion to the cover. The cushion is fashioned of resilient material, as

rubber, and is of proper size andshape to neatly fit within the top of the cover and rest upon the top of the enclosed box or inner seotion'of the kit. In Figure 2 in-which-the cushion is located in the top ,ofthecover 18,- the latter may be grasped by hand and the enclosed cusl'i- 'ion" or pad 23 form's-a hand-gnasp byimeans of which this open-bottom cover may be removed from 'theenclosed box, if it is'not desired to release the-fastening's l9, I93

It will be apparent that the-cushion' or "silient pad 23 providesa-softand-comfortable rest for-the fore-arm or elbow,--and the cushion eifectof the arm rest i's'enhanced by the cushion of the automobile seat," which; latter gives under shocks and vibrations of thetraveling -ve- Hi5 hicle, and these shocks are absorbed by the cushion parts before they reach the bodyof the passenger.-

In Figure 4,- the cover 25' inner section flof-sthe-lnt and rests on the box'as indicated in Figure-7. Thiscoverisfof'the shopping-bag type, and is provided with flexible handles 26, and inv lieu encloses the box or of; the two corner slides I 9, I9, I provide one continuous, horizontal slide fastener 21 that extends forward at one end of the'cover, thence across the front of the cover, and then back toward-the-rear' of the other end ofthe cover. Thus the "slide fastener in Figure 4 may be-slid :to the front of the cover,- around one corner,"

thence across the front and around the far corner, towardthe rear of the cover, to release the openable top P rtion 28. At its rear, the flexible cover is scored or ribbed as at 29, to

facilitate folding back of the top portion or lid 28'injorder to gain access to the enclosed box. In either or bothforms of covers herein illustrated, means-are provided for quickly detaching the cover;-from'- the box in order that the latter may readily be withdrawn when access is desired to the interior contents of the box.

While' I have enumerated various uses for which the kit and its parts are adaptable, it will 'readily'be'apparentthat many other emergency and auxiliary wantslmay be filled by the use of V the kit, as for-instance,- the cover, with its pad, or articles may readily be selected, the tray or; shelf removed, and the desired article may then, 7 be extracted from the shelf, 1 v

when-removed from the box may be employed as a seat-cover when, the user occupies a hard convenient use as a doctor's emergency kit, or

as an overnight bag, or as a nurseryekit when traveling."

Having thus fully described my invention,

the cushion or 'pad io silient pad confined within the top of the cover what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 132- a 1. In a combination kit adapted for use as an arm rest, the combination with a box havin an anti-slipping element on its outside'bottom face, of an open-bottom, the box, and a resilient pad securedwithin the top of the cover resting on the top of the box.

2. In a combination kit adapted for use as an arm rest, the combination with a folded box having an unfoldable front and an exterior antislipping element on its bottom, of an open-bottom flexible cover enclosing the box, and a re-' flexible cover. enclosing resting on the top of the box;

3. In a portable combination use as an. arm rest, the combination with a foldable semi-rigid box having'an unfoldable-front and means including a plurality of horizontally disposed shelves in said box forming a self sup- .port for the kit, of a flexible cover for the box,

a resilient-pad secured within the top of the cover and resting on the top of the box, an openable front portion to said cover, and means for fastening said front portion.

c LEO J. RODGERS.

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